Faith, in order to be genuine and of any real value, must be the offspring of that divine love which Jesus manifested when He prayed for His enemies on the cross.

The severest punishment suffered by a sensitive mind, for injury inflicted upon another, is the consciousness of having done it.

Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.

The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He corrects His children than in the smiles of His providence; for the Lord will not cast off forever, but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.

Rage is mental imbecility.

Most people who commit a sin count on some personal benefit to be derived therefrom, but profanity has not even this excuse.